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...loss of Mr. Peabody is unfortunate for the Crew. His place will be hard to fill, and it is hoped that a number of good candidates will come forward at once...
...College receives this bequest it will probably amount to several million dollars, making it the most munificent bequest that has ever been left to it. Although we are not to enjoy any of the advantages of this gift ourselves, we are heartily glad to be able to look forward to a day in the future when Harvard College will not have to be penurious in its expenditures. If the College cannot have the advantage of any such legacy as this at present, it can at least make the most of the sources of income which it already possesses...
...will be found an abstract of the discussion which was carried on in the Nation this summer in relation to the Divinity School. We cannot but think that the ground taken by the Nation is the right one, and that it was a mistake for President Eliot to come forward so prominently and solicit subscriptions for the school. We are sure that President Eliot, after having done so much to give Harvard a national position, would not intentionally take any step to diminish its claim to that position; but it certainly seems to us that his solicitation of subscriptions...
...forth a number of letters on each side. The main question at issue was, whether the Divinity School was an unsectarian institution or not. As this is a question which has important bearings on the whole character of the University, a short resume of some of the arguments put forward on each side is given below...
...captain, and has voted to challenge us at once. Her crew, the same as last year, with one exception, are already in training, and there is no doubt that, do what we may, the race this year will be a close one. But if enough men will come forward we shall be able to select an unusually good crew. We, therefore, call upon the University to give our captain a hearty support, and hope to see a large number of contestants for seats in the University boat...